A friend in NZ is going through this problem. It was caused by his power company and sounds like their whole streets meters are down somehow. Has been going on for about 12 months and they're just on a flat rate until they replace the whole streets meters. I guess it depends how it broke.

What if (hypothetically, of course) it wasn't to the whole street, it was just an individual house? Meter has not been tampered with or anything, it just doesn't work. Unknown how long it has been like this for.

Does the owner have responsibility for the meter? I don't think the owner "owns" the meter, but who does?

Ok so if the meter is not working, for example the latest reading is the same as the previous one (and possibly prior to this as well - not sure) is the home owner obligated to let the supply authority know? There's nothing else wrong with the meter ... I mean the *hypothetical* meter... it is in hypothetical undamaged condition but very old.

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